A major milestone has been reached as Japan has approved the world’s first stem-cell-based therapy for Parkinson’s disease (PD)....see more The innovation was developed by Sumitomo Pharma in collaboration with Dr. Jun Takahashi at Kyoto University. This treatment represents a new approach that could potentially restore lost brain cells of PD. How it Works Dr. Takahashi […]

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The Parkinson’s community has a lot to celebrate with the...see more passage of the final FY2026 federal spending package that was signed into law on February 3, 2026. The package includes $5 million for the National Advisory Council on Parkinson’s Research, Care, and Services, $5 million for […]

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A major scientific study has uncovered compelling evidence that air pollution...see more may directly increase the risk of Lewy body dementia (LBD), a group of diseases that includes Parkinson’s disease dementia (PDD) and Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). Previous studies have linked poor air quality to general cognitive […]

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Congressional Champions Push to Seat the National Parkinson’s Plan Advisory Council   On Friday, January 9, Representatives Paul Tonko, Gus M....see more Bilirakis, Nanette Diaz Barrágan, Brian K. Fitzpatrick, Russ Fulcher, Henry C. “Hank” Johnson, Jr., Thomas H. Kean, Jr., Jennifer L. McClellan, and Suhas Subramanyam issued a bipartisan letter addressed to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and National […]

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This week, the American Parkinson...see more Disease Association’s (APDA) Department of Public Policy & Advocacyis intensifying efforts to push the federal government to move forward—without further delay—on the National Parkinson’s Project (NPP). Together with the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research […]

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Constipation can be a very early non-motor symptom of Parkinson’s...see more disease (PD) often appearing long before motor symptoms. A new study published in Movement Disorders on November 13, 2025, investigated the potential link between constipation and early PD development. The new study entitled “Constipation is Linked […]

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In an exciting step forward for...see more PD treatment, APDA’s Advocacy team successfully secured changes to a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) External Infusion Pump Local Coverage Determination (LCD) to include infusion-based therapy for people with Parkinson’s disease (PD). LCDs play an […]

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You may have heard about Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) in the...see more news lately, as a result of Reverand Jesse Jackson’s recent announcement about having the disease.  You may also be aware that in 2017, Rev. Jackson announced that he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD). It turns […]

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